AUTHOR=Xinze Li , Xiaoyi Zhang , Qiao He 

TITLE=A public health study on the participation mechanism of social capital in the governance of public sports space in dilapidated urban communities – a case study of Changsha City, Hunan Province

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1100137

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1100137

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=In China, managing public sports facilities in dilapidated urban communities is a significant livelihood initiative and crucial to raising inhabitants' quality of life. An empirical study on the participation mechanism of social capital in the governance of public sports space in dilapidated communities was carried out using questionnaires, quantitative statistics, and logical deduction. The research subjects were dilapidated communities in Changsha, Hunan Province. According to the study, both individual and collective social capital positively influence the governance of public sports facilities in dilapidated urban communities; personal social capital also positively affects the availability of public sports facilities in dilapidated communities through social interaction; collective social capital positively influences the availability of public sports facilities in dilapidated urban communities through social trust, and Collective social capital  positively impacts all of the above. Based on this, it is possible to actively cultivate social capital to enhance the administration of public sporting venues in dilapidated urban communities in the future.